this is a big game for us points wise,i hope we put in a convincing display for the full 80 minutes,we have done brilliantly recently where we have recovered for a poor opening 10/15 minutes without really hitting our straps.
bradford will be no pushovers but if we move the ball out swiftly we should score enough trys for the win,i think the pack should cope even without mozza as collectively all our props have impressed.
looking forward to the game as my 5 year old son is coming and we have never lost when i take him,unfortunately my wife is coming too and her last game was at wilderspool about 8 years ago when we were 20 odd points up at half time against huddersfield and promptly lost the game with a no show second half display!
wires by 11/15 points.

I can understand if Morley and Westwood not being there, but there's no reason I can see why the boss man can't be I'm sure they will be back by dinner Sunday

First BA flight out of Paris on Sunday would see him land back in London for 8am. With a car waiting for him there is no reason why he couldn't be back in Warrington for lunchtime. [size=75[i(Other airlines and services are available)[/i[/size

Fair enough, so we can assume that Smith is back. We also need to make sure McNamara is back for Bradford aswell.

According the the League Express (apparently, I havent got my copy yet), Smith will be back in time to watch the game. McNamara isn't going to France though.

Oh good

, Should Win it comfortably ,, Wire by 16

Should beat Bradford with double figures, we have good enough replacements for Moz and Ben to beat the Bulls who haven't been playing that well for a number of weeks.

Before TS your last sentence could be correct but I think we're a much tougher and resourceful outfit now. Wire by 20 for me. (even without Moz, Benny and Mick H.)

Expect the attendance to be up given the need for non-season ticket holders to buy a Bradford ticket to get a ticket for the semi-final.

Does anyone know what the attendance was last year?

My only concern with TS not being here is if the players need a lift at half time. Will Jimmy know what to say?

Hopefully TS will leave him a crib sheet failing that he could put him on speaker phone.

As discussed above, Smith is back for the game.

He was due to see a specialist today, fingers crossed for good news.

8,158.

coming up from not so sunny London to watch this weekend.
Should be a good game and a lot closer than last time although i'll settle for hammering them. Morley is a big miss but they have Burgess out so kind of evens things out in the pack.
With Higham out how does everyone think the pack reshuffle will look like ?

If anyone sees me and wants to put a face to a name (or buy me a pint

) cos i'll be a billy no mates


black peak hat, ponytail, black Cronulla Sharks top, blue jeans, serial killer look

Hence the avatar

It's not the Serial Killer look it's the Sharks top that worries me.

always been my favourite Aus team purely because they remind me of the Wire, always flatter to deceive, big players good on paper indifferent on the pitch.
Big soft spot for them.

Your not wrong, ive seen your facebook picture

Fair enough, didn't Mike Greg and Bob Jackson turn out for them in the 80's?

yep, [size=75and the mighty Brent Grose too[/size

to be fair on that im dressed as Fred Flintstone and full of about 10 pints of Belgians finest.

So does anyone know who our starting prop will be with Carvell ?

I mean the picture with your black bob hat on looks like you walking into court



I would go for Ben Harrison with Vinnie at Loose Forward and Johnson will replace Ben in the 2nd row if he's fit enough, Cooper on the bench.

t/s will be there on sunday

Hope Cooper gets an extended run out

and that photo is 3 years old now and taken on Leicester SQ on the way to The sports Cafe (not the Magistrates

)

Close one that could go either way. Us to in 20-18.